Re: OpenDNS Users

["Santabarbara, Angelo" <asantabarbara () SIENA EDU>]

We have been using the free version of OpenDNS since October 2012.  I had
used OpenDNS in my previous position outside higher ed for over two years
prior to that.  We have definitely seen a major drop in compromised
accounts.  OpenDNS has had a hand in this, but we also executed an
education campaign that also helped limit the number of compromised
accounts.  Performance wise, we actually experienced higher levels of
performance for the initial DNS query, but once said domain was cached in
our internal DNS servers, the performance would obviously be the same.  One
suggestion would be to educate your help desk to report any new phishing
attempts to phishtank.com and to actively vote up submitted reports
(phishtank is run by OpenDNS but is used by many security companies to
proactively block confirmed phishing attempts).


Angelo D. Santabarbara
Director of Networks & Systems
Siena College
518-782-6996
ASantabarbara () siena edu

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On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Greg Schmalhofer <
Greg.Schmalhofer () millersville edu> wrote:

> Does anyone use the DNS service OpenDNS, either the free version or the
> purchased product called Umbrella, for their campus DNS service? If so I’d
> appreciate it if you could provide your thoughts on service. Or info if you
> are using another similar product.****
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> **-           **How long have you used OpenDNS?****
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> **-           **Have you seen a reduction in phishing attempts and/or
> malware on your campus network?****
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> **-           **Have you seen any difference with performance?****
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> **-           **Are you using the free or purchased version?****
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> **-           **Any other thoughts or comments?****
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> Thanks very much,****
>
> Greg****
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> *Greg Schmalhofer*
>
> Information Security Coordinator****
>
> Millersville University****
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